Amazing Things

These striking photos of subterranean architecture will make you want to move underground

Courtesy of Jack Lane PhotographsThe atrium of the Ecology House in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Not all subterranean structures are built alike. While the phrase “underground architecture” conjures images of war bunkers and crypts, some of the public spaces and private homes burrowed in the earth are beautiful examples of modern architecture.

The Beckham Creek Cave reaches for miles into an Arkansas mountain, but the opening is only large enough for a child. So the cofounder of Celestial Seasonings tea blasted the entrance and created a lodge near the exterior.

lodge near the exterior.

Courtesy of Beckham Creek Cave Haven

“The architect was God,” John Hay, cofounder of Celestial Seasonings, told People Magazine.

A stream of owners invested several million dollars building out Beckham Creek Cave Lodge, which is available for rent. It’s outfitted with stone walls and windows.

The US government carved a military defense command center into a Colorado mountain at the peak of the Cold War. The facilities are located so deep underground, workers have to take a bus to get to their offices.

Three-dimensional skylights top the Lucile Halsell Conservatory at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, where visitors can see plants as old as dinosaurs.

Neighboring the only existing government project ever designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, the Marin County Jail in California (built after the architect’s death) is considered a testament to his bold style.

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